What's New

Jun 5

Leadership and Advocacy Training Fundraising Campaign Extended to June 28, 2012!

The campaign has been extended to midnight June 28. So it is not too late to create your fundraising page and become eligable to win an iPad 3 from SEARAC! If you have already created a page, you still have about 3 weeks to gain donations from your family, friends, and allies. Please use this additional time to achieve your donation goals! Visit the campaign webpage here. Create an individual fundraising page and compete to win an iPad 3 here.

Jun 4

Department of Education Seeks Data on Separate Asian American Ethnicities with Assistance from Community Groups

On May 4, 2012, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued a Request for Information (RFI), announcing that it is seeking to gather and share information about practices and policies from schools, school districts, and the general public regarding existing education data systems that disaggregate data on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) student populations.

May 17

California Governor's May Budget Revision Reveals $15.7 Billion Deficit

On Monday, Governor Jerry Brown released his revisions to the 2012-2013 California State budget. Unfortunately, the Governor’s budget revealed that California is mired in a $15.7 billion budget deficit. Despite years of severe budget cuts to education, Health and Human Services (HHS), and other state programs—California’s budget remains out of balance as tax revenues dropped below expectations.

May 7

Support SEARAC's Leadership and Advocacy Training!

Help support SEARAC's upcoming Leadership and Advocacy Training on July 15-17, 2012 by raising money! Create your own fundraising page and enter to win an iPad 3. Any amount of contribution will help young and upcoming Southeast Asian leaders across the country! Click here for more details!

Mar 7

Now Accepting Applications for Leadership and Advocacy Training!

SEARAC is now accepting applications for our 14th annual Leadership & Advocacy Training. This training is open to any applicants who are Southeast Asian American or who work with Southeast Asian American communities across the country. The training will be held from July 15-17 in Washington, D.C. The application is available online. Apply today! The deadline to apply is April 29, 2012.

Mar 1

Community Update: SEARAC Analysis of the President's FY 2013 Budget

On February 13, the president released his proposed budget for the 2013 fiscal year. SEARAC reviewed the president’s budget and provides some analysis below on areas that impact the Southeast Asian American community.

Mar 1

2012 SEARAC Policy Priorities

Each year, the SEARAC policy team reviews SEARAC's current policy priorities, and, after consulting with locally based community organizations and leaders across the country, identifies issues that will have significant impact on Southeast Asian Americans in the upcoming year. These issues are then incorporated into SEARAC's policy priorities which serve as a guide for SEARAC's policy work throughout the next year. Because approximately half the Southeast Asian American population in the United States resides in California, SEARAC also identifies California state specific policy priorities each year.

Read the 2012 SEARAC National Policy Priorities here.

Read the 2012 SEARAC California Policy Priorities here.

Feb 9

SEARAC Employment Position

SEARAC is seeking a Development & Operations Coordinator to work in partnership with the management team on a variety of resource development efforts, including researching and writing grant proposals, managing funder-related logistics, and working on online individual giving campaigns. Visit the Employment and Internship Opportunities page for a complete description.

Feb 3

SEARAC 2011 Annual Report

The SEARAC 2011 Annual Report is now available! The report contains information about SEARAC's funders, donors, programs, policies, and accomplishments in 2011. Access the web version here or download a printable version here.

Dec 5

Give to SEARAC's End of Year Match Campaign!

If you would like to give to SEARAC this year, now is a terrific time to do it! Today we launch our End of Year Match Campaign, which means that for every dollar you give, SEARAC's Board of Directors has pledged to match your gift, dollar for dollar, up to $3,000! That means your gift of $10, $25, or $100 is really $20, $50, or $200! Additional details are on the End of Year Match Campaign page, and please help us to spread the word. The campaign runs today through December 31, 2011. Thank you for adding SEARAC to your giving list this year!